Elon Musk Is Having A Great Dayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-nissan-bmw-charging-network-2014-6/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:49:33 -0400Myles Udlandhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/539fee25ecad044061c5dc9cWinston SmithTue, 17 Jun 2014 03:28:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539fee25ecad044061c5dc9c
With great genius often comes great hubris, which is used to rationalize incredibly stupid, self-destructive behavior. Not always fatally self-destructive but it can happen, and with Jobs it did. I'm sure Musk will trip over his hubris at some point, though hopefully with less gruesome results.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539fecaeeab8eada140db387Winston SmithTue, 17 Jun 2014 03:22:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539fecaeeab8eada140db387
Jobs was undoubtedly a brilliant businessman, and he was just as undoubtedly a liar and narcissist, especially when he was younger. I expect Musk to be insanely successful as well, and his Jobsian "reality distortion field" to play a big part in his success.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f9bcdecad04f14bc5dc99WowMon, 16 Jun 2014 21:37:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f9bcdecad04f14bc5dc99
Dude there is no where near words to describe your stupidity. The real joke is pretending you have done anything with your life.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f7f68eab8eaa3760db38fAl BaydoughMon, 16 Jun 2014 19:36:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f7f68eab8eaa3760db38f
Musk is quite obviously a forward-thinking individual willing to embrace alternatives where they exist. If lithium is no longer viable he'd almost certainly be among the first to look for other fishing holes to drop his hook into.
And just out of curiosity, what's your grand contribution to society - other than flagrant cynicism?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f7ecaecad04b835c5dc99Al BaydoughMon, 16 Jun 2014 19:33:30 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f7ecaecad04b835c5dc99
Yet here you are using technology that these people help to create spreading your own brand of narcissism and deceit.
Self-righteous much?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f787cecad04c120c5dc99WeaponMon, 16 Jun 2014 19:06:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f787cecad04c120c5dc99
I don't see why your making it personal against the man but so you know. His wife dumped him because he was married to his work.
And as for children, yes he has 5 children but your not putting that into context.
He had twins and triplets. Which totaled to 5.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f773becad04740fc5dc9fWeaponMon, 16 Jun 2014 19:01:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f773becad04740fc5dc9f
A) That is false, if you read the original story, all they got nowhere until Musk came. There was a lawsuit on this and it was agreed that Musk is officially a co-founder. Because prior to Musk they had nothing, no money, no product, they were nowhere.
B) No, they haven't done ANYTHING. Their goal was just to commercialize the T-Zero as a limited edition car for Hollywood. The T-Zero was a car made by AC propulsion who didn't even participate. In the end they had to throw everything out cause it was useless. The one who came up with the roadster and Model S is Musk. Musk brought to the table a lot of engineering knowledge from SpaceX.
C) The technology is not off the shelf, SpaceX builds their stuff in-house. 60% of SpaceX contracts are commercial contracts. And SpaceX is actually saving the government money by doing it cheaper than anyone else. The government makes up over 30% of the GDP, every company in the US is directly/indirectly subsidized by the government.
Most of Tesla's funding was private funding. Those that bought the Roadster liked it, it is their money and they are free to do what they want with it. Tesla did get a loan to help accelerate the Model S but they would have been fine with or without the government. The same can't be said about Ford, GM and Chrysler who got bailed out by the government.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f726669bedd3c6d4f64baRegular HM2Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:40:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f726669bedd3c6d4f64ba
If Elon is having a wonderful day, then BI is having orgazims in the front office.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f70e6ecad04fb76c5dc99jamesxxxxxxxMon, 16 Jun 2014 18:34:14 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f70e6ecad04fb76c5dc99
It's so sad to see how many otherwise intelligent and educated people can get pulled into the media created celebrity hype of these characters.
For some reason - all intelligence goes out the door as soon as the celeb is involved somehow in 'technology'.
Musk deserves a lot of credit, but for the most part - he's a media invention, with all the fanboys lining up to suck his dick.
You know what's funny: after dumping his wife with whom he had five (five!) kids - he married is 22 year old hot blond wife, 1/2 his age, only a few weeks after meeting her. What a charming man! I suppose that's every socially retarded nerds dream? I mean, he bagged someone 1/2 his age and hot! What more could be needed in that equation?
So funny.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f6fc969beddf25f4f64bbjamesxxxxxxxMon, 16 Jun 2014 18:29:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f6fc969beddf25f4f64bb
FALSE.
A) Musk had nothing to do with the founders of Tesla
B) He fired the founders - I'm sure it was the right decision - point being - he was not a 'founder' and all of the hard dirty work was done by them.
C) SpaceX has done little more than use today's off the shelf technology to power classical technology. They are nothing but a government subsidized entity - just more efficient than the 'other' government subsidized entities of NASA and Boeing. In addition - Tesla would be impossible without massive government subsidies and goodwill of crazy early buyers willing to pay $100K for a piece of shit - as the early models were crap.
Musk deserves accolades - but he's massively overrated.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f6e8cecad049458c5dc9fjamesxxxxxxxMon, 16 Jun 2014 18:24:12 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f6e8cecad049458c5dc9f
I'm a software developer, and I also worked as SPAR areospace - the maker of the Canadarm that goes on the Space Station. I know many people at Facebook & Google etc.
You losers are completely brainwashed by the Musk hype.
Musk is a *shit* Engineer - who has never invented anything.
He's an industrialist, I give him credit for that.
Again - there are ZERO innovations coming out of either Tesla or SpaceX thus far, save 'grasshopper' - which is pretty cool, but not in production yet.
The real joke is how laughably gullible all of you suckers are.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f591469bedd287f4f64baWeaponMon, 16 Jun 2014 16:52:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f591469bedd287f4f64ba
Musk did not buy Tesla from it's inventors/founders. Musk co-founded the company with them. Tesla pre-Musk was just a generic company name with no relevance that had a goal of only releasing limited edition T-Zero cars made by AC propulsion. At end of the day they had to scrap it all because it was useless. Musk then eventually had to get rid of the other founders because they were not productive and were wasting money leading the company to almost bankruptcy so he took over. One of the founders for example thought Microsoft is the devil and refused to put Tesla cars in a video game made by Microsoft cause of it. At one point you need to be realistic.
And SpaceX is not operating using 1960's technology. That is like saying our computers are using 1960s technology. SpaceX has improved upon the technology and made it better and cheaper.
Musk also Co-founded X/PayPal.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f57c9eab8ea5c6f0db385docsavageMon, 16 Jun 2014 16:47:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f57c9eab8ea5c6f0db385
Wow... You didn't really just say that did you? Facebook was anything but new or innovative and certainly the code behind it pales in comparison to the engineering challenges of space exploration. Musk's innovation go way beyond the physical and clearly into the visionary space. BTW...What have you done lately to better our world.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f5718ecad04e175c5dc99WeaponMon, 16 Jun 2014 16:44:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f5718ecad04e175c5dc99
There is plenty of lithium. As it stands we already mine a lot of lithium that gets thrown out that can be easily processed. That said the amount of lithium that goes into a lithium ion battery is tiny.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f503c6bb3f7ad2a4f64c1thinkaboutitMon, 16 Jun 2014 16:14:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f503c6bb3f7ad2a4f64c1
Wasn't MySpace first?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f502169bedd8c614f64b6unjames me pleaseMon, 16 Jun 2014 16:14:25 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f502169bedd8c614f64b6
Myspace, Friendster, Hi5.
Need I say more ?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f4b2deab8eae9375f9f74jamesxxxxxxxMon, 16 Jun 2014 15:53:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f4b2deab8eae9375f9f74
Musk *bought* Tesla from it's inventor founders and then kicked them out.
SpaceX is currently operating on 100% 1960's technology.
The 'grasshopper' rocket is probably Musk's only innovation.
At least Facebook was a new thing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f44aaecad04ce10726c06Michael O'DonnellMon, 16 Jun 2014 15:25:30 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f44aaecad04ce10726c06
Tesla stock is at nosebleed levels, but I don't want to bet against this guy. Unlike so many of the Silicon Valley crowd, I don't think money is Musk's primary motivation. It's way down on the list. Who's the true innovator? Musk or Zuckerberg? You already know the answer.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f3b4969bedd2b02572bd1Wing ItMon, 16 Jun 2014 14:45:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f3b4969bedd2b02572bd1
Steve Jobs is presently 6 feet under at the tender age of 58.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f3428eab8ea07665f9f74sftommyMon, 16 Jun 2014 14:15:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f3428eab8ea07665f9f74
How far behind can China be....OK they'll wait till all the development costs have been expended then stealthily seize the result and mass produce. Which means China will need a giga-battery factory too soon enough!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f3260ecad04af39726c00Winston SmithMon, 16 Jun 2014 14:07:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f3260ecad04af39726c00
Musk looks to me like the 21st century Steve Jobs. And to those who think that that's not possible because Musk is a liar and a narcissistic jerk, go back and read what Jobs was like when he was Musk's age.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f2e8d69beddcd56572bcdJonathanUMon, 16 Jun 2014 13:51:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/539f2e8d69beddcd56572bcd
Tesla's real competition is going to be trying to source enough Lithium to supply the gigafactory. Wouldn't be surprised if vertical integration through acquiring mining assets isn't on its way. Goodness knows he can use his absurdly over valued stock to build a war chest to finance this...